Friday 11 December

The energy and climate change secretary Ed Miliband will join the UK negotiating team from today, entering into talks with other nations to try to reach a deal. He has said: "I will do my damndest to get the best possible agreement I can at Copenhagen."

In an event organised by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and the International Chamber of Commerce, business leaders will be setting out their commitments to climate solutions. This event is intended to be a platform for business leaders to interact with high level negotiators, and to voice business views on any potential deal.

Sunday 13 December

The Archbishop of Canterbury will be hosting a service in Copenhagen Cathedral. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark is expected to attend.

Monday 14 December

The second week of negotiations begins. More environment ministers will start to arrive, adding momentum to the talks. UK environment secretary Hilary Benn is expected to arrive today. International development secretary Douglas Alexander will be participating in talks with his counterparts from other nations.

Tuesday 15 December

Prince Charles will address the summit during the opening ceremony for the second week. He will also meet with global business leaders to lobby for measures to reduce deforestation, including discussing a carbon market. He will not be participating in any formal negotiations.

Thursday 17 December

Ministers and leaders of national delegations will be releasing national statements. Yvo de Boer, the executive secretary of the UN climate change secretariat, will be hosting a formal luncheon for world leaders attending the summit. In the evening, the Queen of Denmark and the Prince Consort will be hosting a gala dinner.

Friday 18 December

More than 110 world leaders, including Gordon Brown and Barack Obama, will attend the final day of talks. The negotiations are due to end and Yvo de Boer and the Danish prime minister are expected to make a final statement, setting out an agreement. Heads of state and delegation leaders will be expected to sign off the deal, followed by the adoption of more general "decisions and conclusions". It is very likely that the talks will overrun into the late evening, and possibly into the weekend.